Detroit at Buffalo play by play — NFL September 17, 2026

DET

Detroit 31

BUF

Buffalo 41

Final

15:00 1st & 10 DET 35 Detroit kicked off for 66 yards, Greg Dortch returned kickoff for 26 yards. Buffalo committed 10 yard penalty (Holding)
14:51 1st & 10 BUF 15 Josh Allen passed to Khalil Shakir to the left for 9 yard gain, tackled by Devin White
14:25 2nd & 1 BUF 24 James Cook III rushed up the middle for 12 yard gain, tackled by Chuck Clark
13:48 1st & 10 BUF 36 Josh Allen sacked by Aidan Hutchinson for 5 yard loss. Josh Allen fumbled. Recovered by Spencer Brown
12:54 2nd & 15 BUF 31 Josh Allen rushed to the right for 13 yard gain, tackled by Devin White. Detroit committed 5 yard penalty (Holding)
12:26 1st & 10 BUF 49 James Cook III rushed to the right for 1 yard gain, tackled by Jack Campbell
11:48 2nd & 9 BUF 50 Josh Allen rushed to the right for 12 yard gain, tackled by Derrick Barnes
11:08 1st & 10 DET 38 Josh Allen passed to Khalil Shakir down the middle for 13 yard gain, tackled by Jack Campbell
10:28 1st & 10 DET 25 James Cook III rushed to the right for 10 yard gain, tackled by Avonte Maddox
9:42 1st & 10 DET 15 Josh Allen rushed to the left for 14 yard gain, tackled by Rock Ya-Sin
9:13 1st & 1 DET 1 Josh Allen rushed to the left for a 1 yard touchdown DET 0, BUF 6
9:09 1st & 10 DET 15 Tyler Bass made PAT DET 0, BUF 7

9:09 1st & 10 BUF 35 Buffalo kicked off for 65 yards
9:09 1st & 10 DET 35 Jared Goff passed to Sam LaPorta to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Dorian Williams
8:36 2nd & 8 DET 37 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the right for no gain, tackled by Greg Rousseau
7:54 3rd & 8 DET 37 Jared Goff sacked by Greg Rousseau for 7 yard loss
7:16 4th & 15 DET 30 Jack Fox punted for 49 yards. Greg Dortch returned punt

7:09 1st & 10 BUF 21 Josh Allen incomplete pass down the middle intended for Khalil Shakir
7:02 2nd & 10 BUF 21 James Cook III rushed to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by Skyler Gill-Howard
6:27 3rd & 6 BUF 25 Josh Allen passed to Keon Coleman to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Rock Ya-Sin
5:53 1st & 10 BUF 32 James Cook III rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain, tackled by Christian Izien
5:14 2nd & 9 BUF 33 Josh Allen passed to Dalton Kincaid down the middle for 25 yard gain, tackled by Avonte Maddox
4:33 1st & 10 DET 42 DJ Moore rushed to the left for 1 yard loss, tackled by Derrick Barnes
3:55 2nd & 11 DET 43 Josh Allen incomplete pass to the right
3:49 3rd & 11 DET 43 Josh Allen passed to Joshua Palmer down the middle for a 43 yard touchdown DET 0, BUF 13
3:42 1st & 10 DET 15 Tyler Bass made PAT DET 0, BUF 14

3:42 1st & 10 BUF 35 Buffalo kicked off for 59 yards, Jacob Saylors returned kickoff for 28 yards
3:34 1st & 10 DET 34 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the right for 16 yard gain, tackled by Cole Bishop
2:56 1st & 10 BUF 50 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the right for 9 yard gain, tackled by Christian Benford
2:25 2nd & 1 BUF 41 Jared Goff sacked by Greg Rousseau for 10 yard loss. Jared Goff fumbled. Recovered by Brock Wright
1:44 3rd & 11 DET 49 Jared Goff fumbled. Recovered by Jared Goff
1:09 4th & 22 DET 38 Jack Fox punted for 44 yards. Greg Dortch returned punt for 25 yards

0:57 1st & 10 BUF 43 James Cook III rushed to the right for 9 yard gain, tackled by Chuck Clark
0:19 2nd & 1 DET 48 Josh Allen incomplete pass to the right intended for Dalton Kincaid
0:13 3rd & 1 DET 48 James Cook III rushed to the left for 1 yard gain, tackled by Tyleik Williams
End of 1st Quarter
15:00 1st & 10 DET 47 Josh Allen passed to Dalton Kincaid to the right for 12 yard gain, tackled by Derrick Barnes
14:27 1st & 10 DET 35 Josh Allen passed to Keon Coleman to the right for 22 yard gain, tackled by Chuck Clark
13:42 1st & 10 DET 13 Josh Allen passed to Keon Coleman to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Rock Ya-Sin
13:01 2nd & 6 DET 9 Josh Allen incomplete pass to the left intended for James Cook III
12:58 3rd & 6 DET 9 Detroit committed 5 yard penalty (Holding)
12:48 1st & 4 DET 4 Detroit committed 2 yard penalty (Holding)
12:31 1st & 2 DET 2 James Cook III rushed to the left for 1 yard gain, tackled by Aidan Hutchinson
11:52 2nd & 1 DET 1 Josh Allen passed to Dawson Knox to the right for a 1 yard touchdown DET 0, BUF 20
11:48 1st & 10 DET 15 Tyler Bass made PAT DET 0, BUF 21

11:48 1st & 10 BUF 35 Buffalo kicked off for 62 yards, Tom Kennedy returned kickoff for 27 yards
11:42 1st & 10 DET 30 Jared Goff rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain, tackled by Dorian Williams
11:07 2nd & 7 DET 33 Jared Goff passed to Jahmyr Gibbs to the left for 12 yard gain, tackled by Dorian Williams
10:31 1st & 10 DET 45 Detroit committed 10 yard penalty (Holding)
10:06 1st & 20 DET 35 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the left for no gain, tackled by Dee Alford
9:30 2nd & 20 DET 35 Jared Goff passed to Sione Vaki to the left for 13 yard gain, tackled by Dorian Williams
8:47 3rd & 7 DET 48 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed up the middle for 10 yard gain, tackled by Christian Benford
8:14 1st & 10 BUF 42 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed up the middle for 1 yard loss, tackled by Terrel Bernard
7:33 2nd & 11 BUF 43 Sione Vaki rushed up the middle for 7 yard gain, tackled by Kaleb Elarms-Orr
6:56 3rd & 4 BUF 36 Jared Goff passed to Jahmyr Gibbs to the left for 8 yard gain, tackled by Cole Bishop
6:22 1st & 10 BUF 28 Jared Goff incomplete pass to the left intended for Sam LaPorta
6:17 2nd & 10 BUF 28 Jared Goff passed to Amon-Ra St. Brown to the right for 11 yard gain, tackled by Davison Igbinosun
5:47 1st & 10 BUF 17 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the right for 6 yard gain, tackled by Dee Alford
5:07 2nd & 4 BUF 11 Jared Goff passed to Jahmyr Gibbs to the right for a 11 yard touchdown DET 6, BUF 21
5:03 1st & 10 BUF 15 Jake Bates made PAT DET 7, BUF 21

5:03 1st & 10 DET 35 Detroit kicked off for 64 yards, Ray Davis returned kickoff for 31 yards
4:56 1st & 10 BUF 32 James Cook III rushed up the middle for 20 yard gain, tackled by Rock Ya-Sin
4:22 1st & 10 DET 48 James Cook III rushed to the left for 35 yard gain, tackled by D.J. Reed
3:42 1st & 10 DET 13 James Cook III rushed up the middle for 7 yard gain, tackled by Chuck Clark
3:01 2nd & 3 DET 6 Buffalo committed 10 yard penalty (Holding)
2:56 2nd & 13 DET 16 Josh Allen passed to Dalton Kincaid down the middle for a 16 yard touchdown DET 7, BUF 27
2:52 1st & 10 DET 15 Tyler Bass missed PAT

2:52 1st & 10 BUF 35 Buffalo kicked off for 65 yards, Tom Kennedy returned kickoff for 27 yards
2:46 1st & 10 DET 27 Jared Goff passed to Sam LaPorta to the left for 12 yard gain, tackled by Terrel Bernard
2:08 1st & 10 DET 39 Jared Goff incomplete pass to the left intended for Jameson Williams
2:03 2nd & 10 DET 39 Jared Goff passed to Jahmyr Gibbs down the middle for 9 yard gain, tackled by Kaleb Elarms-Orr
1:56 3rd & 1 DET 48 Detroit committed 4 yard penalty (False Start)
1:56 3rd & 5 DET 44 Jared Goff sacked by Bradley Chubb for 13 yard loss
1:51 4th & 18 DET 31 Buffalo timeout
1:51 4th & 18 DET 31 Jack Fox punted for 62 yards. Greg Dortch returned punt for 11 yards

1:36 1st & 10 BUF 18 Josh Allen passed to Dalton Kincaid to the left for 6 yard gain, tackled by Chuck Clark
1:27 2nd & 4 BUF 24 Buffalo timeout
1:27 2nd & 4 BUF 24 Josh Allen passed to Dalton Kincaid down the middle for 6 yard gain, tackled by Jack Campbell
1:03 1st & 10 BUF 30 Detroit committed 5 yard penalty (Offside)
0:58 1st & 5 BUF 35 Josh Allen incomplete pass to the right intended for Joshua Palmer
0:54 2nd & 5 BUF 35 Josh Allen incomplete pass to the right intended for Joshua Palmer
0:49 3rd & 5 BUF 35 Josh Allen incomplete pass down the middle intended for Khalil Shakir
0:46 4th & 5 BUF 35 Tommy Doman Jr. punted for 43 yards. Tom Kennedy returned punt

0:39 1st & 10 DET 22 Jared Goff incomplete pass down the middle intended for Isaac TeSlaa
0:33 2nd & 10 DET 22 Jared Goff passed to Sam LaPorta to the left for 12 yard gain, tackled by Jordan Hancock
0:28 1st & 10 DET 34 Detroit timeout
0:28 1st & 10 DET 34 Jared Goff passed to Amon-Ra St. Brown to the right for 22 yard gain, tackled by Jordan Hancock
0:21 1st & 10 BUF 44 Detroit timeout
0:21 1st & 10 BUF 44 Jared Goff incomplete pass to the right intended for Jameson Williams
0:16 2nd & 10 BUF 44 Detroit committed 5 yard penalty (False Start)
0:16 2nd & 15 BUF 49 Jared Goff passed to Jameson Williams to the right for 16 yard gain, tackled by Maxwell Hairston
0:10 1st & 10 BUF 33 Jared Goff incomplete pass to the right intended for Isaac TeSlaa
0:06 2nd & 10 BUF 33 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Landon Jackson. Buffalo committed 13 yard penalty (Tripping)
0:01 1st & 10 BUF 13 Buffalo timeout
0:01 1st & 10 BUF 13 Jake Bates made a 31-yard field goal DET 10, BUF 27

15:00 1st & 10 BUF 35 Buffalo kicked off for 61 yards, Tom Kennedy returned kickoff for 22 yards
14:54 1st & 10 DET 26 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by C.J. Gardner-Johnson
14:20 2nd & 8 DET 28 Jared Goff passed to Isaac TeSlaa to the right for 6 yard gain, tackled by Jordan Hancock
13:36 3rd & 2 DET 34 Jared Goff passed to Amon-Ra St. Brown to the right for 21 yard gain, tackled by Christian Benford
13:02 1st & 10 BUF 45 Jared Goff incomplete pass to the left intended for Amon-Ra St. Brown
12:57 2nd & 10 BUF 45 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the left for no gain, tackled by DeWayne Carter
12:20 3rd & 10 BUF 45 Jared Goff passed to Amon-Ra St. Brown to the right for 5 yard gain, tackled by Jordan Hancock
11:40 4th & 5 BUF 40 Jared Goff passed to Sam LaPorta down the middle for 18 yard gain, tackled by Jordan Hancock
11:17 1st & 10 BUF 22 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Greg Gaines
10:39 2nd & 8 BUF 20 Jared Goff passed to Jahmyr Gibbs to the right for 9 yard gain, tackled by Terrel Bernard
10:11 1st & 10 BUF 11 Jared Goff passed to Amon-Ra St. Brown to the right for 9 yard gain, tackled by Cole Bishop
9:31 2nd & 1 BUF 2 Jared Goff passed to Amon-Ra St. Brown to the left for a 2 yard touchdown DET 16, BUF 27
9:29 1st & 10 BUF 15 Jake Bates made PAT DET 17, BUF 27

9:29 1st & 10 DET 35 Detroit kicked off for 65 yards, Greg Dortch returned kickoff for 25 yards
9:23 1st & 10 BUF 25 Josh Allen rushed to the right for 8 yard gain, tackled by Tyleik Williams
8:41 2nd & 2 BUF 33 James Cook III rushed to the left for 1 yard gain, tackled by D.J. Reed
8:20 3rd & 1 BUF 34 Josh Allen rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain, tackled by Alim McNeill
7:43 1st & 10 BUF 37 James Cook III rushed to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by DJ Wonnum
7:06 2nd & 6 BUF 41 Josh Allen passed to James Cook III to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by D.J. Reed
6:20 3rd & 2 BUF 45 Josh Allen passed to Dawson Knox to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Devin White
5:38 1st & 10 BUF 49 Josh Allen sacked by Derrick Barnes for no gain
4:54 2nd & 10 BUF 49 Josh Allen passed to Keon Coleman to the right for 9 yard gain, tackled by Rock Ya-Sin
4:15 3rd & 1 DET 42 Josh Allen rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain, tackled by Jack Campbell
3:33 1st & 10 DET 40 Josh Allen incomplete pass to the left intended for James Cook III
3:28 2nd & 10 DET 40 Detroit timeout
3:28 2nd & 10 DET 40 Josh Allen rushed to the left for 9 yard gain, tackled by DJ Wonnum
2:50 3rd & 1 DET 31 Josh Allen rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain, tackled by Tyler Lacy
2:07 1st & 10 DET 29 Josh Allen passed to Dalton Kincaid to the left for 23 yard gain, tackled by Chuck Clark
1:28 1st & 6 DET 6 James Cook III rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by D.J. Reed. Detroit committed 2 yard penalty (Face Mask)
1:13 1st & 2 DET 2 Josh Allen rushed to the right for a 2 yard touchdown DET 17, BUF 33
1:07 1st & 10 DET 15 Tyler Bass made PAT DET 17, BUF 34

1:07 1st & 10 BUF 35 Buffalo kicked off for 61 yards, Jacob Saylors returned kickoff for 30 yards
1:01 1st & 10 DET 34 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the right for no gain, tackled by Davison Igbinosun
0:28 2nd & 10 DET 34 Jared Goff passed to Amon-Ra St. Brown to the left for 34 yard gain, tackled by Davison Igbinosun
End of 3rd Quarter
15:00 1st & 10 BUF 32 Jared Goff incomplete pass down the middle intended for Amon-Ra St. Brown
14:55 2nd & 10 BUF 32 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by Christian Benford
14:13 3rd & 8 BUF 30 Jared Goff passed to Amon-Ra St. Brown to the left for 11 yard gain, tackled by Dee Alford
13:35 1st & 10 BUF 19 Jared Goff passed to Sam LaPorta to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Cole Bishop
13:05 2nd & 3 BUF 12 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the left for no gain, tackled by Christian Benford
12:28 3rd & 3 BUF 12 Jared Goff incomplete pass to the left intended for Isaac TeSlaa
12:24 4th & 3 BUF 12 Detroit committed 5 yard penalty (False Start)
12:24 4th & 8 BUF 17 Buffalo committed 5 yard penalty (Holding)
12:18 1st & 10 BUF 12 Jared Goff rushed to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by Bradley Chubb
11:42 2nd & 6 BUF 8 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed to the right for 1 yard loss, tackled by Dorian Williams
11:01 3rd & 7 BUF 9 Buffalo committed 8 yard penalty (Pass Interference)
10:57 1st & 1 BUF 1 Jared Goff passed to Sam LaPorta to the left for a 1 yard touchdown DET 23, BUF 34
10:53 1st & 10 BUF 15 Jake Bates made PAT DET 24, BUF 34

10:53 1st & 10 DET 35 Detroit kicked off for 65 yards
10:53 1st & 10 BUF 35 Josh Allen incomplete pass to the right
10:47 2nd & 10 BUF 35 Josh Allen passed to Dalton Kincaid to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Thomas Harper
10:06 3rd & 3 BUF 42 Josh Allen rushed to the left for 6 yard gain, tackled by Thomas Harper
9:22 1st & 10 BUF 48 James Cook III rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by Tyleik Williams
8:45 2nd & 8 BUF 50 Josh Allen incomplete pass to the right
8:37 3rd & 8 BUF 50 Josh Allen incomplete pass to the right intended for Khalil Shakir
8:32 4th & 8 BUF 50 Tommy Doman Jr. punted for 40 yards. Tom Kennedy returned punt

8:25 1st & 10 DET 10 Jared Goff incomplete pass down the middle intended for Jahmyr Gibbs
8:20 2nd & 10 DET 10 Jahmyr Gibbs rushed up the middle for no gain, tackled by Cole Bishop
7:41 3rd & 10 DET 10 Jared Goff incomplete pass to the right intended for Amon-Ra St. Brown
7:36 4th & 10 DET 10 Jack Fox punted for 51 yards. Greg Dortch returned punt for no gain

7:28 1st & 10 BUF 39 James Cook III rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Chuck Clark
6:47 2nd & 8 BUF 41 James Cook III rushed to the left for 1 yard gain, tackled by Christian Izien
6:05 3rd & 7 BUF 42 Josh Allen passed to Keon Coleman to the left for 9 yard gain, tackled by Rock Ya-Sin
5:25 1st & 10 DET 49 James Cook III rushed to the right for 2 yard loss, tackled by Khalil Dorsey
4:31 2nd & 12 BUF 49 Josh Allen passed to Khalil Shakir to the right for 16 yard gain, tackled by Chuck Clark
3:45 1st & 10 DET 35 Josh Allen passed to Keon Coleman down the middle for 12 yard gain, tackled by Jack Campbell
3:01 1st & 10 DET 23 James Cook III rushed to the right for 22 yard gain, tackled by Chuck Clark
2:53 1st & 1 DET 1 James Cook III rushed to the right for a 1 yard touchdown DET 24, BUF 40
2:50 1st & 10 DET 15 Tyler Bass made PAT DET 24, BUF 41

2:50 1st & 10 BUF 35 Buffalo kicked off for 56 yards, Tom Kennedy returned kickoff for 23 yards
2:45 1st & 10 DET 32 Jared Goff incomplete pass to the right intended for Jahmyr Gibbs
2:41 2nd & 10 DET 32 Jared Goff sacked by Michael Hoecht and Bradley Chubb for 8 yard loss
2:16 3rd & 18 DET 24 Jared Goff incomplete pass down the middle intended for Amon-Ra St. Brown
2:12 4th & 18 DET 24 Jared Goff passed to Isaac TeSlaa to the left for 20 yard gain, tackled by Christian Benford
2:06 1st & 10 DET 44 Jared Goff passed to Jahmyr Gibbs down the middle for 12 yard gain, tackled by Cole Bishop
2:00 1st & 10 BUF 44 Jared Goff passed to Jameson Williams to the left for 17 yard gain, tackled by Terrel Bernard
1:48 1st & 10 BUF 27 Buffalo timeout
1:48 1st & 10 BUF 27 Jared Goff passed to Amon-Ra St. Brown down the middle for a 27 yard touchdown DET 30, BUF 41
1:42 1st & 10 BUF 15 Jake Bates made PAT DET 31, BUF 41

1:42 1st & 10 DET 35 Detroit kicked off for 12 yards, Khalil Shakir returned kickoff for 11 yards
1:39 1st & 10 DET 36 James Cook III rushed to the right for 1 yard gain, tackled by Malcolm Rodriguez
1:33 2nd & 9 DET 35 Detroit timeout
1:33 2nd & 9 DET 35 Detroit committed 15 yard penalty (Face Mask)
1:28 1st & 10 DET 20 Josh Allen rushed for 1 yard loss
0:49 2nd & 11 DET 21 Josh Allen rushed for 1 yard loss
0:11 3rd & 12 DET 22 Josh Allen rushed for 1 yard loss

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